Un mariage au revolver (1912)
An early Gaumont short
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While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
The acting in this movie is really good.
It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review
Jean Durand directed a lot of comedy shorts for Gaumont. He also directed quite a few western shorts for them, so here's one in which he did both. Berthe Dagmar (who dresses in evening dress and is attended by a cohort men in formal wear) out visiting her uncle's ranch (he dresses like a banker on his way to the office in the morning), where she encounter Arizona Bill, played by Joe Hamman -- he dresses like a movie cowboy. Uncle disapproves. Will the plot play out as expected?I found that everyone acted in a manner that I can only describe as very French, even though they are supposed to be Americans. Was this a deliberate comic choice? Did Durand shrug his shoulders (a la Francais, naturellement!) and decide no one would notice? I thought it very funny either way.